Interactives

These interactives illustrate concepts and give opportunities to test out ideas that have been explored in the units. Some set up concepts within the units, while others extend them through idealized real-world applications.

HELPFUL TIP:These interactives require JavaScript and Flash Player 7. You can download the latest version of Flash Player at Adobe's website.

Some of the first people to study numbers as objects were the Pythagoreans. One of the most important properties to the Pythagoreans was a number's shape. This interactive illustrates how playing with numbers can lead to mathematical discoveries.

Because this interactive covers an abstract concept of configuration space, you may benefit by reading the text chapter first. In this interactive you will learn what a configuration space is and how to model it as a surface.

Using common motions, such as rotation and reflection, this interactive will introduce the parameters for symmetry groups. You will be able to experiment with wallpaper patterns using their base objects.